This book addresses a vexing question about privatization: how can government fairly and effectively regulate “natural... Læs mere
Biophilia is Edward O. Wilson’s most personal book, an evocation of his own response to nature and an eloquent statement of the conservation ethic. Wilson argues that our natural affinity for... Læs mere
Exploring themes that preoccupied Albert Camus--absurdity, silence, revolt, fidelity, and moderation--Robert Zaretsky portrays a moralist who... Læs mere
It is widely believed that the free market is the best mechanism ever invented to efficiently allocate resources in society. This book argues that our faith in 'free markets' has severely distorted American politics and punishment practices.
A representation of Irish poetic achievement in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from poets such as Austin Clarke and Samuel Beckett who were writing while Yeats and Joyce were still living.
Morton argues that the chief stumbling block to environmental thinking is the image of nature most writers promote: they propose a new world... Læs mere
John Rawls never published anything about his own religious beliefs, but after his death two texts were discovered which shed light... Læs mere
This book promises to be the definitive guide to the field. It provides a highly sophisticated yet exceptionally clear explanation of game theory, with a host of applications to legal issues.
Strevens proposes a novel theory of scientific explanation and understanding that overhauls and augments the familiar causal approach to explanation. The... Læs mere
In 2001 an international panel of climate scientists declared that the world was warming at a rate without precedent during at least the last... Læs mere
“What does it mean to be lonely?” Dumm asks. His inquiry takes us beyond social circumstances into the deeper forces that shape our very existence as modern individuals. The... Læs mere